166 East 96th Street, 16-A

Rare Jewel! Triple Mint Prewar 2 bedroom, 2 bath with a Wood Burning Fireplace and Open City Views. Move right into this most unique combination of contemporary renovations in a prewar space, complete with unobstructed views and a wood burning fireplace!The immaculately renovated home is filled with sun and offers open views of the city, East River and several bridges from the north, east and south exposures. The highest floor in the building, with only a Penthouse above it, it has been meticulously re imagined for today's contemporary lifestyle. A proper entrance gallery opens onto an expansive 22 foot living room with a wall of over sized casement windows that showcases the open and sky-filled north views, which include the George Washington Bridge and the lights of Yankee Stadium. The rarely found wood burning fireplace is framed by a Chesney's of England limestone mantle, creating a luxuriousness coziness during cooler days. The large chef's eat-in kitchen is flooded with morning sun glistening off of the East River with the Triboro Bridge high above it. It is exquisitely designed with custom cabinetry, Caesarstone quartz counters, Dornbracht water fixtures and stainless appliances, including a SubZero refrigerator, Wolf gas range and Bosch dishwasher. The two bright bedrooms are split and each generously master-sized. The corner master bedroom easily accommodates a king size bed. The Carrera marble master bath is accented with a Walker Zenger floor, a TOTO washlet, deep soaking tub, and glass vanity and Italian fixtures by Gessi. The south facing second bedroom has a walk-in closet and en-suite windowed bath with subway glass walls and mosaic tile in the stall shower. No expense was spared in this custom designed home which also includes high end European fixtures throughout, as well as fully updated electrical and plumbing systems. Additional touches are Hunter Douglas custom window treatments in every room, thru wall air conditioning, and space saving slim line European radiators. Located on the Upper East Side in the beautiful Carnegie Hill neighborhood, 166 East 96th Street is an elegant prewar Art Deco cooperative, with amenities that include a doorman (daily from 8AM-Midnight), live in super, common garden, bicycle room, private storage and central laundry. It is pet-friendly, allows pied a terres, co-purchasing, and up to 80% financing. Conveniently located a few blocks away from Central Park, Museum Mile, the #6 and Q subway lines as well as numerous bus lines (including the 96th Street crosstown), it is most accessible to the rest of the city.